Convert Multi-Select Dropdown to Multi Select Checkboxes in Power Apps - Power Apps Tip and Hack

Sometimes, we have a requirement where we need to show Multi-select checkboxes instead of dropdown in our Power Apps forms. When we are using SharePoint as a data source, what happens is, Power Apps show a choice column as a dropdown. The client mostly asks for the checkboxes in case of multiple value selection. During this session, I'm going to explain to you one Power Apps hack or tip using which you can easily convert your Choices to Checkboxes. We will be adding some formulas to convert our dropdown to checkboxes. This tip will work for New and Edit both forms. So, let's check the steps to convert the default dropdown to checkbox selection in Power Apps and how we can resolve a problem - Checkboxes in SharePoint list shows up as dropdown in Power Apps. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Requirement 01:01 Overview of SharePoint Data Source 02:12 Customize Power Apps Form 03:07 Step 1: Add Checkboxes to convert Dropdown to Checkboxes 04:40 Step 2: Add OnCheck and OnUnCheck Event 05:30 OnCheck Event Code 07:20 OnUnCheck Event Code 07:33 Check Code with Collection 08:15 Step 3: Provide Collection on DefaultSelectedItems 08:45 Step 4: Add Code to Update Event of DataCard 09:12 Step 5: Hide Dropdown Data Card 09:37 Test Dropdown 10:03 Show Selected Value in Form during Edit Time 10:16 Step 6: Default Event Set for Edit Form 11:23 Logic Explanation during Edit Time 12:00 Code for Default Property during Edit Time 12:57 Test Edit Form 13:24 End #PowerApps #PowerAppsTip #PowerPlatform #PowerAppsWithDhruvin #PowerPlatformWithDhruvin #DhruvinShah